Empathy Doesn’t Scale (But It Can Evolve)
A leadership essay on how empathy changes as your scope grows, and why clarity, boundaries, and care have to evolve together.
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The Quiet Season
A reflection on burnout, rest, leadership, and why quiet seasons are often where the real work of growth happens.
Effortful Leisure, or: Why I Keep Making Things
A reflection on making things for yourself, creative practice, neurodivergence, and the hobbies that keep work from becoming your whole identity.
The High Cost of Being Low Maintenance
A workplace essay about self-sufficiency, asking for help, and the hidden cost of being easy to manage.
Feedback Is Not an Attack
A practical reflection on giving and receiving feedback with trust, timing, emotional labor, and less defensiveness.
MCP: A Protocol to Watch (Even If You're Not Sure What to Do With It Yet)
A skeptical-but-curious look at the Model Context Protocol and why it may matter for the future of AI tooling.
What Even Is Vibe Coding?
A grounded explanation of vibe coding, what it is, where it came from, and why AI-assisted development still needs craft.
Turning Feedback Into Features: Building My npx Business Card
How a small piece of site feedback turned into a real npx business card and a better developer experience.
What Is Developer Advocacy? (2025 Edition)
A refreshed look at Developer Advocacy, how the role has changed, and why serving developers still matters.
Working Through the Fear of Being Seen
A personal essay about returning to writing, navigating visibility, and rebuilding confidence after years of second-guessing.
Testing Bluesky Integration
A short test post used to verify Bluesky likes and comments on ashley.dev.